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When the pandemic struck, many people in Virginia responded by simply dropping out of the labor force. They didn’t have a job, and they weren't looking for a job. Now Virginia is finally seeing a labor force participation rate that’s slightly higher than it was before the pandemic.
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In the last 20 years, the wage gap for Hispanic workers in Virginia has increased. That's according to a new report from the Commonwealth Institute and the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy. It details how Hispanic workers were paid 72 cents on the dollar back in 2001, but only 68 cents on the dollar today.
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In a strip mall north of Richmond, it’s graduation day for a class of home care aides. The group stands up together to recite a creed.“I will strive to…
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Thanks to a rotating crew of homecare companions, Barbara Williams’ husband was able to live at home at the end of his life“I met many many good people…
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Virginia’s unemployment rate is now down to levels that haven’t been seen since before the recession hit a decade ago. That’s the good news. But, there’s…
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Young people are increasingly delaying their entry into the workforce, a trend that could have drastic consequences for what happens when they do finally…